In view of the global evaluation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) that will be carried out by the Commission in 2021, the author highlights the key points which will need to be assessed from the perspective of the impacts on African coastal communities. The author also suggests essential improvements to be made for the future of SFPAs so that they better respond to the needs of these communities.
The EU-Cabo Verde high-level political dialogue reaffirmed the SFPA as the “key framework for their fisheries cooperation”. However, at a workshop in Boa Vista bringing together fisheries organisations, civil society and public authorities, show that the partnership does not yet address the concerns of the third country’s small-scale fisheries.
